Climate activist Greta Thunberg has told young protesters that politicians attending COP26 are “pretending to take our future seriously”. The arrival of world leaders in Glasgow for the COP26 summit triggered a series of demos across the city. The gathering attended by Ms Thunberg was one of dozens taking place. She told fellow activists from… Continue reading Nov 2021. COP26 Part 3
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Nov 2021. COP26 Part 1
You may have heard that the UK is hosting a summit called COP26 which is seen as being really important if climate change is to be brought under control. The COP26 event is a global United Nations summit about climate change and how countries are planning to tackle it. It was due to take place… Continue reading Nov 2021. COP26 Part 1
Jun 2021. Ethiopia and Human Rights
There was a time when a report by Ethiopia’s human rights commission was a staid affair, its findings offering window-dressing for hand-wringing donors and legal cover to the government. Between 2013 and 2017 the commission systematically “whitewashed human rights violations through compromised methodologies, dismissing credible allegations”, according to a 2019 Amnesty International study that accused… Continue reading Jun 2021. Ethiopia and Human Rights
May 2021. Prince Michael
Prince Michael of Kent has been accused of being willing to use his royal status for personal profit, and to seek favours from Russian President Vladimir Putin, following an undercover investigation. Undercover reporters, posing as investors from a South Korean business, were told the Queen‘s cousin could be hired for £10,000 a day to make… Continue reading May 2021. Prince Michael
Apr 2021. Navalny on Hunger Strike
Jail staff are threatening to force-feed Putin critic Alexei Navalny, who has lost 15kg (33lbs) in weight since he was taken to the prison last month, according to his allies. The Russian opposition leader, 44, began a hunger strike at penal colony number 2 in Pokrov at the end of March to highlight what he… Continue reading Apr 2021. Navalny on Hunger Strike
Apr 2021. Netanyahu Corruption
April 2021. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court today at his corruption trial to hear prosecutors make their allegations against him. Prosecutors say Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister used his political influence as ‘currency’ to buy favours from media executives and wealthy businessmen. The evidentiary phase of the trial was beginning as Israel’s political… Continue reading Apr 2021. Netanyahu Corruption
Covid 19 Corruption in Ukraine
With police often turning a blind eye to breaches of lockdown restrictions, and a halting vaccine roll-out programme, Ukraine is heading for disaster. President Volodymyr Zelensky has very little time to save his faltering presidency. Almost exactly a year since Ukraine imposed its first Covid-19 lockdown, the capital Kyiv has once again been forced to… Continue reading Covid 19 Corruption in Ukraine
The Corruption of Sturgeon Part 3
The First Minister says “As an independent member of the European Union, Scotland would be a partner and a bridge-builder.” The SNP have never been bridge builders. They’ve only ever built one bridge and it can’t even handle the Scottish weather when it gets icy. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240655
The Corruption of Sturgeon Part 2
The SNP have wasted: Poll tax write off £425m Prestwick Airport £50m Gaelic Road signs £26m Internal Relations £26m Gaelic dictionary £15m Botched NHS IT services £250m Ferguson Marine £230m Gaelic TV £17m Bifab £52m But they won’t fund a new Eye Hospital in Edinburgh? https://vk.com/video503532632_456240646
The Corruption of Sturgeon Part 1
Scotland will NEVER be independent & will NEVER join the EU – even putting aside the fact we Scots don’t have our own central bank (a requirement for joining the EU) and the fact our economy & debt profile breaches the EU rules for membership. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240629